SPQR - Gjermundbu Helmet Viking Spectacle Helmet with Chainmail

This portable Viking spectacle helmet with a peak and short nasal guard is a reconstruction of a helmet found in a burial mound on the Gjermundbu farm in the municipality of Ringerike, Norway. The Viking helmet is placed on the 9./10". 1 pc. dated, but its overall appearance and especially the band fittings or Clips and the Glasses showing its close relationship to the Nordic crest helmets of the Vendel era that preceded the Viking Age.

This replica is hand-forged from 2 mm steel. The rounded helmet bell, the straps (a browband, a browband, and a band that runs from ear to ear), as well as the face protection, are all connected to each other by steel rivets. The blackened interior is equipped with an adjustable leather inlay attached to the helmet bell with rivets, and the chin strap is made of approximately. closes with a cord made of 1 mm thick leather.

For neck protection, the helmet features an attached, short chain mail aventail (as remnants of an aventail can also be found on the original artifact). The 4-in-1 chainmail consists of 1.2 mm thick, riveted round steel rings (weave type RRR - Runde Ringe genietet) with an inner diameter of approximately. 8 mm. The brim is attached directly at the bottom edge of the bell.

A early medieval Clipshelm that will simply perfect your transformation into a proud Nordic warrior! This helmet also serves excellently as a decorative addition to the treasure trove of any helmet collector

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